[Dixonary] Round 2580: FERSE [Definitions]

[Paul Keating]

Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the sixteen definitions
for FERSE presented below for your edification and entertainment. The
remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.

Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of
“good” that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically
correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
definition, and whether or not you have played before. You’re not allowed
to vote if you know the right answer.

Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
Wednesday 4 February 2015 at

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10:00 PST (in the morning)
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11:00 MST
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12:00 CST
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13:00 EST
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18:00 GMT/UTC
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19:00 CET for me, and

on Thursday 5 February 2015 at

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05:00 EDT in Melbourne, and
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07:00 NZDT in New Zealand.


1. Obs. trans. To remove, put at a distance; hence, to forsake; with refl.
pron. as obj. to withdraw, go away. [Old English feorsian, fyrsian, < feor,
far n.]

2. [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist; perh.
akin to faran to go, E. fare.] To beat; to strike; to chastise. Obs.

3. An awkward or staggering gait, often caused by the loss of the
proprioceptive ability.

4. A framelike structure over a coffin or tomb on which to hang epitaphs.

5. possibly a celebration of a Saint’s Day (Chaucer)

6. Bot. A low-growing sub-Arctic shrub.

7. Obs. At a middling distance.

8. A grass hedge.

9. Gorse (also furze).

10. A sheet of water flowing over a weir.

11. An invasive grass of the family Poaceae.

12. A man-made pond, usu. for watering livestock. (N. Eng.)

13. Crim. Law, obs. A thief caught in the act of carrying off stolen
property.

14. A type of lichen that produces leaf-like, two-dimensional, flattened,
lobed thalli with upper and lower surfaces that grow in layers.

15. A coarse woven grass screen, which is wetted and placed to cover an
open window, forming an evaporative cooler in hot climates. [fm Persian
ferse grass.]

16. Arc. Old iron railings such as are found around town houses in England
[only applied to railings which were not collected for scrap metal during
WWII and are therefore original]

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[—Keith Hale—]

For convenience, i am voting for 7 & 11.
Thanks.
-Keith-

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[endash@verizon.net]

I'll take a chance on numbers 9 and 11. &nbsp; -- Dick Weltz




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On 02/02/15, Paul Keating

[Daniel Widdis]

5 because it's possibly the true definition, and 7 because I've got
middling confidence in it.


On 2/2/15 12:09 PM, Paul Keating wrote:
> 5. possibly a celebration of a Saint’s Day (Chaucer)
>
> 7. Obs.At a middling distance.
>
>

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[Steve Graham]

15 and 16 please



Steve Graham



15. A coarse woven grass screen, which is wetted and placed to cover an open window, forming an evaporative cooler in hot climates. [fm Persian ferse grass.]

16. Arc. Old iron railings such as are found around town houses in England [only applied to railings which were not collected for scrap metal during WWII and are therefore original]



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[Judy Madnick]

1 and 2 because I have no idea and don't feel like thinking too much. :-)

Judy Madnick

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll fall for the ones with etymology: 1 and 2 please.

1. Obs. trans. To remove, put at a distance; hence, to forsake; with refl.
pron. as obj. to withdraw, go away. [Old English feorsian, fyrsian, < feor,
far n.]

2. [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist; perh.
akin to faran to go, E. fare.] To beat; to strike; to chastise. Obs.

-- Tim L

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[Judy Madnick]

Tim, your reason was better than mine. :-)

Judy
On Feb 2, 2015 5:43 PM, "Tim Lodge" <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> I'll fall for the ones with etymology: 1 and 2 please.
>
> 1. Obs. trans. To remove, put at a distance; hence, to forsake; with
> refl. pron. as obj. to withdraw, go away. [Old English feorsian, fyrsian,
> < feor, far n.]
>
> 2. [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist;
> perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare.] To beat; to strike; to chastise. Obs.
>
> -- Tim L
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[Dave Cunningham]

1 for Johnny and 15 for no reason at all

Dave


On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 3:09:17 PM UTC-5, Paul Keating wrote:

> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the sixteen
> definitions for FERSE presented below for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of
> “good” that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically
> correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
> number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
> definition, and whether or not you have played before. You’re not allowed
> to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
> Wednesday 4 February 2015 at
>
> -
>
> 10:00 PST (in the morning)
> -
>
> 11:00 MST
> -
>
> 12:00 CST
> -
>
> 13:00 EST
> -
>
> 18:00 GMT/UTC
> -
>
> 19:00 CET for me, and
>
> on Thursday 5 February 2015 at
>
> -
>
> 05:00 EDT in Melbourne, and
> -
>
> 07:00 NZDT in New Zealand.
>
>
> 1. Obs. trans. To remove, put at a distance; hence, to forsake; with
> refl. pron. as obj. to withdraw, go away. [Old English feorsian, fyrsian,
> < feor, far n.]
>
> 2. [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist;
> perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare.] To beat; to strike; to chastise. Obs..
>
> 3. An awkward or staggering gait, often caused by the loss of the
> proprioceptive ability.
>
> 4. A framelike structure over a coffin or tomb on which to hang epitaphs.
>
> 5. possibly a celebration of a Saint’s Day (Chaucer)
>
> 6. Bot. A low-growing sub-Arctic shrub.
>
> 7. Obs. At a middling distance.
>
> 8. A grass hedge.
>
> 9. Gorse (also furze).
>
> 10. A sheet of water flowing over a weir.
>
> 11. An invasive grass of the family Poaceae.
>
> 12. A man-made pond, usu. for watering livestock. (N. Eng.)
>
> 13. Crim. Law, obs. A thief caught in the act of carrying off stolen
> property.
>
> 14. A type of lichen that produces leaf-like, two-dimensional, flattened,
> lobed thalli with upper and lower surfaces that grow in layers.
>
> 15. A coarse woven grass screen, which is wetted and placed to cover an
> open window, forming an evaporative cooler in hot climates. [fm Persian
> ferse grass.]
>
> 16. Arc. Old iron railings such as are found around town houses in
> England [only applied to railings which were not collected for scrap metal
> during WWII and are therefore original]
>
>

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 4 and 10.

Guerri

On 2/2/2015 3:09 PM, Paul Keating wrote:
> 4. A framelike structure over a coffin or tomb on which to hang epitaphs.

> 10. A sheet of water flowing over a weir.

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I stopped reading after 1 and 2 so they get my votes.

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From: Paul Keating <define.ferse (AT) boargules (DOT) com>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 12:09:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2580: FERSE [Definitions]

> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the sixteen
> definitions for FERSE presented below for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or
> values) of [UTF-8?]“good” that seems appropriate to you (such as
> plausible, politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible,
> long, or as chosen by a random number generator). You can do this
> whether or not you have submitted a definition, and whether or not
> you have played before. [UTF-8?]You’re not allowed to vote if you know
the
> right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
> Wednesday 4 February 2015 at
>
> -
>
> 10:00 PST (in the morning)
> -
>
> 11:00 MST
> -
>
> 12:00 CST
> -
>
> 13:00 EST
> -
>
> 18:00 GMT/UTC
> -
>
> 19:00 CET for me, and
>
> on Thursday 5 February 2015 at
>
> -
>
> 05:00 EDT in Melbourne, and
> -
>
> 07:00 NZDT in New Zealand.
>
> 1. Obs. trans. To remove, put at a distance; hence, to forsake; with
> refl. pron. as obj. to withdraw, go away. [Old English feorsian,
> fyrsian, < feor, far n.]
>
> 2. [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist;
> perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare.] To beat; to strike; to
> chastise. Obs.
>
> 3. An awkward or staggering gait, often caused by the loss of the
> proprioceptive ability.
>
> 4. A framelike structure over a coffin or tomb on which to hang epitaphs.
>
> 5. possibly a celebration of a [UTF-8?]Saint’s Day (Chaucer)
>
> 6. Bot. A low-growing sub-Arctic shrub.
>
> 7. Obs. At a middling distance.
>
> 8. A grass hedge.
>
> 9. Gorse (also furze).
>
> 10. A sheet of water flowing over a weir.
>
> 11. An invasive grass of the family Poaceae.
>
> 12. A man-made pond, usu. for watering livestock. (N. Eng.)
>
> 13. Crim. Law, obs. A thief caught in the act of carrying off stolen
> property.
>
> 14. A type of lichen that produces leaf-like, two-dimensional,
> flattened, lobed thalli with upper and lower surfaces that grow in layers.
>
> 15. A coarse woven grass screen, which is wetted and placed to cover
> an open window, forming an evaporative cooler in hot climates. [fm
> Persian ferse grass.]
>
> 16. Arc. Old iron railings such as are found around town houses in
> England [only applied to railings which were not collected for scrap
> metal during WWII and are therefore original]
>
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[nancyshepherdson]

I think two of the plants: 8 and 14.

Nancy

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[Tim B]

I like the "possibly" in 5, and 15 sounds as if it could work, so I'll have 5 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Tim B]

> I'll fall for the ones with etymology:

I was tempted to go for 1 and 2, on the grounds that only one of them could be from Johnny Barrs, so
the other must be real!

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Jim Hart]

If you don't get too close it might look like gorse (or furze) so 7 and 9

Jim

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[Efrem Mallach]

The deadline for defining FERSE totally slipped my mind … and this almost did too!

(My definition, had I gotten around to submitting it in time, would undoubtely have been combined with one of the definitions in this list.)

Much as I respect the etymologies of 1 and 2, whether as indicating that they came from a real dictionary or as works of the Dixonarist's art, I'll vote for two of the plants: 11 and 14.

Efrem

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On Feb 2, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Paul Keating <define.ferse (AT) boargules (DOT) com> wrote:

> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the sixteen definitions for FERSE presented below for your edification and entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of “good” that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a definition, and whether or not you have played before. You’re not allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Wednesday 4 February 2015 at
> 10:00 PST (in the morning)
> 11:00 MST
> 12:00 CST
> 13:00 EST
> 18:00 GMT/UTC
> 19:00 CET for me, and
> on Thursday 5 February 2015 at
> 05:00 EDT in Melbourne, and
> 07:00 NZDT in New Zealand.
>
> 11. An invasive grass of the family Poaceae.
> 14. A type of lichen that produces leaf-like, two-dimensional, flattened, lobed thalli with upper and lower surfaces that grow in layers.

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[Dodi Schultz]

> 8. A grass hedge.
and
>
> 11. An invasive grass of the family Poaceae.
>

—Dodi

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[Christopher Carson]

I'll stick with Vox pop this time.

1 and 11

Chris

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[Shani Naylor]

I'll go for 5 & 9.

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[Tony Abell]

I'll cast my votes away on 1 and 12 as seeming as plausible as any:

> 1. Obs. trans. To remove, put at a distance; hence, to forsake; with refl.
> pron. as obj. to withdraw, go away. [Old English feorsian, fyrsian, < feor, far n.]

> 12. A man-made pond, usu. for watering livestock. (N. Eng.)

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